US6744932B1 - System and method for mapping a surface - Google Patents
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PCT/US2001/012107 WO2001084479A1 (en) | 2000-04-28 | 2001-04-13 | Method and system for scanning a surface and generating a three-dimensional object |
US09/835,039 US6648640B2 (en) | 1999-11-30 | 2001-04-13 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth |
PCT/US2001/011969 WO2001080761A2 (en) | 2000-04-19 | 2001-04-13 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth |
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JP2001577864A JP2004504077A (en) | 2000-04-19 | 2001-04-13 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intraoral scanning of teeth |
JP2001581218A JP4206213B2 (en) | 2000-04-28 | 2001-04-13 | Method and system for scanning a surface and creating a three-dimensional object |
EP10004337.1A EP2204136B1 (en) | 2000-04-19 | 2001-04-13 | Orthodontic archwire |
EP01925005A EP1287482A4 (en) | 2000-04-28 | 2001-04-13 | Method and system for scanning a surface and generating a three-dimensional object |
DE60143481T DE60143481D1 (en) | 2000-04-19 | 2001-04-13 | Bending machine for a medical device |
US09/834,593 US7068825B2 (en) | 1999-03-08 | 2001-04-13 | Scanning system and calibration method for capturing precise three-dimensional information of objects |
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AU5534001A AU5534001A (en) | 2000-04-19 | 2001-07-15 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth |
US10/136,607 US7471821B2 (en) | 2000-04-28 | 2002-05-01 | Method and apparatus for registering a known digital object to scanned 3-D model |
US10/280,758 US7029275B2 (en) | 1999-11-30 | 2002-10-24 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth |
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JP2004364282A JP5362166B2 (en) | 2000-04-28 | 2004-12-16 | Method and system for scanning a surface and creating a three-dimensional object |
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JP2007261981A JP5269380B2 (en) | 2000-04-19 | 2007-10-05 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intraoral scanning of teeth |
JP2008047760A JP2008276743A (en) | 2000-04-28 | 2008-02-28 | Method and system for scanning surface and preparing three-dimensional object |
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US09/560,129 Continuation-In-Part US6318995B1 (en) | 1999-11-30 | 2000-04-28 | Method and apparatus for bonding a bracket to a tooth |
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US09/560,134 Continuation-In-Part US6851949B1 (en) | 1999-03-08 | 2000-04-28 | Method and apparatus for generating a desired three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic structure |
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